Visiting Tibet when I did had a chance to see things rarely seen by travelers. No handlers...no fixers for me. Can't say how I got through with a video camera...just suffice that I did. It was before the Olympics came to China...well enough before that the paranoia was just background level. Found myself in Xigatse when the Thangka ceremony was held. Just one day four hours. Nine story tha

This blogsite is decidedly not user friendly nor is it in my opinion reader friendly. It does however appear to be a preeminent blogsite and also appears to penetrate the Great Firewall of China unlike my accounts in blogger.com wordpress facebook etc. so here I am stuck typing in hypertext formatting codes so that I can have my words italicized and centered blue on a white utilitarian

Hello everybodythis is my first blog while i've been away so lots of things to say but little time.We arrived in Delhi on the 2nd March and got a taxi to the hotel I can't tell you hw manic the roads were. It seems to be a three lane road with no lanes where horn is king. All you have to do is press the horn for the entire journey and you will be fine unless someone else presses the horn and

Last Big Cleaning FridayToday school stopped at 11 again at least for us. The bigger children over 7 are involved in the cleaning process which involves taking all the furniture out before the vigorous sweeping. I wonder how it would go down in Daisyrsquos school. It is a losing battle at Joe Slovo because of the dryness although today we saw that they have planted trees in the front of th

Kashmir is surrounded by the mountainous landscape of the mighty Himalayas and can be reached with ease from the far corners of the country. For the tourists Kashmir offers a number of lodging options with unmatched hospitality. There are a number of places to visit in Kashmir that should not be missed out by you at any cost. incrediblekashmir is your authentic travel guide on Kashmir and provid

Diamond ring. ldquoThe Biblerdquo says that in ancient times men marry the womenrsquos evidence is that when the ring. The 9th century Pope Nicholas I decreed that the manrsquos wedding ring to the woman presented a formal courtship indispensable step.Bridersquos dress color. Bridal gown the color represents the tradition but also has a specific meaning White represents ed hardy pur

Since the Hong Kong entertainment industryrsquos top two stars Tony Leung and Carina Lau wedding held in Bhutan and Bhutan do as the Romans to wear traditional clothing the use prom dresses of local wedding customs Then Irsquod let people have a right piece of the ldquolast ShangriLardquo said the Buddha Pure Land of the Marriage Customs is full of curiosity.The wedding night their min

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To marry or not marry Is always a problem. Recent scientific studies show that men and women in marital life the average life expectancy more than unmarried persons 4 years. Everyone wants to live longer and have a happy life. So the good news ed hardy will for you in the scales on the side of reason Hanayome more of a heavier chips doMarriage does bring you many benefits.Marriage does bring

Indian wedding quiet proceedings. Canadarsquos Indian wedding with a strong ethnic color. Wedding venue more choices in the Indian neighborhood be held in public buildings usually a large wedding dresses wooden houses. When the wedding friends neighbors residents of the village have come to wooden room everyone sat on the floor and greeted each other. Young and old dressed in national co

well last night fairly early night ended about 2am. I went to the hostel's bar and had a few beers and several shots with a couple of people who worked there. I managed to have a fairly sensible conversation about footie with two americans.I managed to be up and ready to leave about 9ish. couldnt work out what tram to get so ended up walking to the station. next time i go away im getting a bag wit

Perito Moreno is probably one of the most spectacular glaciers in the world and one of the rather few glaciers that move. The masses of ice look like a vast endless desert of turquoise and white. The ldquobluerrdquo the colour of the ice is the older it is. Due to the factors ldquotimerdquo ldquotemperaturerdquo and ldquopressurerdquo it turns from white into transparent and fro

HelloSince I last wrote things got crazier in the North. We had a dinner with several prominent Communist Party members in the region. Absurd. Communists are ridiculous. Also one man tried to buy one of the girls who is on field school. Excellent. Overall an amazing once in a lifetime experience that you certainly can not buy as a regular tourist. The day after that we headed back to Hanoi. Back

If you take the road from El Calafate to El Chaltn you will soon notice a massive mount on the horizon The Fitz Roy is huge and as the rest of the land in this area is rather flat you can already see it from a distance of more than 250km. The road leads straight to the foot of the Fitz Roy thus the mountain gets bigger and bigger the closer you get and its giant shape captures your whole attent

Anyone who knows me would agree that i am most definately not a beach person. It may therefore be a surprise to hear that i am writing this from a cliff top net cafe overlooking the beach at varkala surrounded by palm trees red cliffs white sand and the sounds of the ocean.Varkala is a small village 50 km north of trivandrum and a famous pilgramage site for hindus notably where they come for

My cousin Swanand had been pestering me to start doing practice of climbing small mountain ranges first Tekadi as we call these in Marathi and then take up the larger mountain ranges. This was only to gradually build up my lung capacity and also to train my aging legs. It is a pity that we do not have such apt words like Tekadi and many more in other foreign languages and still we say that we

The largest beach resort in Kerala is in Kovalam one of the must see spots in Kerala and it is the Leela Kovalam hotel one of the best blue chip properties not only among Kovalam hotels but in the whole of India. A short drive from Trivandrum Airport is all it takes to reach the majestic Leela Kovalam beach hotel which is also the largest beach resort in Kerala. Sandwiched between two sandy st

The 1st March has arrived and Spring is round the corner yey So my mind turns to camping. A few years ago I went to La Rosa campsite which certainly puts the cool into outdoor living. There are various different warnings on their website so as not to raise expectations too high however if you are not a fussy camper i.e. are used to basic facilities yoursquoll absolutely love this site.R

Well I am now sitting in Cambodia and I realized how much actual time me and Kenna wasted in Ho Chi Minh its almost impressive but we had a blast. We got in on the night of the 24th stepped off the bus and were hit with a wave of crazyiness. Don't cross the street unless your willing to possibly lose your life cause in Saigon there arent any road rules......more survivial of the fittest I wou

This was an fantastic find on the treacherous road linking Como town to Bellagio. Bellagio is a must when you visit Lake Como not least due to the history surrounding the town and its outstanding beauty although my boyfriend and I seemed to become more fixated on where George Clooneyrsquos villa was located. Read more at...httpwww.traveltippr.co.ukindex.php2010traveltipsitalytheroa